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Public Council Teleconference: Application Rationalization — Hidden Costs and Smart Decisions
November 17 at 11:00 am US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Honorio Padrón, of The Hackett Group, who will share the drivers for companies to tackle application rationalization and the results of research that define the hidden cost of complexity. Additionally, we will discuss key decision milestones—to start or not, holding the course steady and fulfilling expectations.
Virtual Desktop Cost-Benefit Analysis — Michael Jacobs, Catlin Group
The analysis contained in this presentation measures the cost of everything from the machines and licenses to the infrastructure for virtual vs. traditional desktop environments.
Honor your best senior team members - Apply for the CIO Ones to Watch Award
Get well-earned public recognition for your top up-and-coming team members, your IT organization and your enterprise. Award winners will be announced, publicized and feted in May 2010, great timing to help attract new IT recruits to your company.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »September 22, 2005 — CIO —
Demand for LCD (liquid crystal display) screens used in notebook PCs, desktop monitors and LCD-TVs is so brisk that the world’s third largest maker can’t keep up with demand, an executive at AU Optronics Corp. said Tuesday.
"We’re trying to figure out how to increase output," said Po-Yen Lu, an executive vice president at AU, during a meeting with news media.
Computer parts makers such as AU normally see their busiest time of the year in the months leading up to the holiday season in Europe and North America as stores stock up on the devices they think users will most likely buy this year. Strong demand for LCD screens could cause prices for end users to rise a bit, since screen makers are able to negotiate better prices.
This year, the LCD screen market dipped in the second quarter after a strong start in the first three months of the year. In the April to June period, the value of LCD monitor shipments dropped to US$7.7 billion from $7.8 billion in the first quarter, according to industry researcher DisplaySearch.
DisplaySearch forecast that higher prices for large size screens, 15-inch and 17-inch, may stunt growth in the second half of this year.
by Dan Nystedt, IDG News